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Opal A Wright 1914 - 2002

Opal A Wright of Heflin, Cleburne County, AL was born on December 15, 1914, and died at age 87 years old on November 23, 2002.
Opal A Wright
Heflin, Cleburne County, AL 36264
December 15, 1914
November 23, 2002
Female
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Opal A Wright's History: 1914 - 2002

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  • 12/15
    1914

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    December 15, 1914
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  • 11/23
    2002

    Death

    November 23, 2002
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    Cause of death
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    Opal A Wright lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1914, in the year that Opal A Wright was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1921, at the age of merely 7 years old, Opal was alive when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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